Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
Open Access

Pankaj Kumar Srivastava
CSIR & National Botanical Research Institute
India
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Dr. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava is currently working as Scientist, Environmental Sciences at CSIR – National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, INDIA. He is working on remediation and reclamation of arsenic-contaminated and sodic soils and also serving as reviewer for more than 15 International Journals of repute published by Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, etc.
He is Internal Auditor for ISO/IEC: 17025 and Assessor for ISO:14001. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava  Life Member of International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB), INDIA.
 

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava research interest is Pollution Remediation; Soil Science; Waste Utilization & Management

1. How many years have you been practicing and/or performing research?
For more than 10 years

2. What is the research topic you are working on now?
Pollution Remediation and Soil Science

3. What makes an article top quality?
Novelty

4. What are the qualities you look for in an article?
Novelty, Presentation of results and statistics

5. Do you have any research funding (NIH or other national funding) now?
The Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

6. When did you become an editor of OMICS Journal?
3 years ago

7. What is your greatest career accomplishment?
Scientist

8. How does the research published percolate through to practitioners?
Published papers provide platform for expanding researchable issues remain to be attempted/ any further lead to be explored; and providing review of literature on related subject

9. What is the purpose of serving as an editor?
To select good quality novel research papers and to help the authors for improvement of the submitted manuscript to the best possible level

10. Do you have any patents?
None so far

11. Have you contributed any editorials or papers (any types) to OMICS Journals in the past two years?
Yes; doi: 10.4172/2155-6199.1000e137

12. Do you plan to contribute any editorials or papers to OMICS Journals in the next year?
Okay

13. Do you have any trouble with OMICS Journals in the past?
No

14. Would you recommend OMICS to your friends or colleagues?
Already recommended

15. How do you differentiate Biosafety: Open Access Journal with other journals in the field?
JBRBD is a dedicated journal dealing with various aspects of bioremediation and biodegradation of different pollutants/xenobiotics